After a time Amínu’s-Sultán lost the Sovereign’s favor. Hated, in disgrace, he was banished to the city of Qum. Thereupon this servant dispatched Sulaymán _Kh_án to Persia, carrying a prayer and a missive written by me. The prayer besought God’s aid and bounty and succor for the fallen Minister, so that he might, from that corner of oblivion, be recalled to favor. In the letter we clearly stated: “Prepare to return to Ṭihrán. Soon will God’s help arrive; the light of grace will shine on you again; with full authority again, you will find yourself free, and Prime Minister. This is your reward for the efforts you exerted on behalf of a man who was oppressed.” That letter and that prayer are today in the possession of the family of Amínu’s-Sultán. From Ṭihrán, Sulaymán _Kh_án journeyed to Qum, and according to his instructions went to live in a cell in the shrine of the Immaculate.(83) The relatives of Amínu’s-Sultán came to visit there; Sulaymán _Kh_án inquired after the fallen Minister and expressed the wish to meet him. When the Minister learned of this, he sent for Sulaymán _Kh_án. Placing all his trust in God, Sulaymán _Kh_án hastened to the Minister’s house and, meeting him in private, presented the letter from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. The Minister rose, and received the letter with extreme respect. Then addressing the _Kh_án he said: “I had given up hope. If this longing is fulfilled, I will arise to serve; I will preserve and uphold the friends of God.” Then he expressed his gratitude, indebtedness and joy, and added, “Praise be to God, I hope again; I feel that by His aid, my dream will come true.” In brief, the Minister pledged himself to serve the friends, and Sulaymán _Kh_án took his leave. The Minister then desired to give him a sum of money to defray the expenses of his journey, but Sulaymán _Kh_án refused, and despite the Minister’s insistence, would accept nothing. The _Kh_án had not yet reached the Holy Land on his return journey when Amínu’s-Sultán was recalled from exile and immediately summoned to the Premiership again. He assumed the position and functioned with full authority; and at first he did indeed support the believers, but toward the end, in the case of the Yazd martyrdoms, he was neglectful. He neither helped nor protected the sufferers in any way, nor would he listen to their repeated pleas, until all of them were put to death. Accordingly he too was dismissed, a ruined man; that flag which had flown so proudly was reversed, and that hoping heart despaired.